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I think he gained the truck mode to hide from the Abots because in the beginning of the movie, he was falling apart and weak because the lack of energon. The truck though, it's probably because it's the first mode he's seen and just took it. I guess in the game he needed that mode for a mission, but I didn't play it. I'm honestly glad he wasn't a tank because he's a tank in everything else since G2. Wasn't he like a triple changer in the second movie? He had the plane mode in the first movie, but got a body part from someone to be braught back which caused him to gain the tank mode in the second movie. But he was still ale to fly. I honestly thought he was going to be Galvitron in the second one because he died, but then came back and was still Megatron. You think if he comes back in 4, will he still be Megatron or will he be Galvitron?

He wasn't a tripled changer in RotF. His tank mode did have the ability to fly and sprouted some small wings to do so (see his Voyager figure), but it was still the same general tank mode seen when he pursued Sam and Optimus into the forest.

Why a truck? Who knows? Maybe blowing part of Megatron's head off in ROTF erased his stored transscan schematics for his Cybertronian jet and tank modes and he had no choice but to turn to something Earthly. And maybe it had to be something scuzzy and local-looking so his campsite in the middle of that savannah wouldn't stand out too badly to any game wardens or such flying by overhead.

Of course that doesn't explain how he dealt with any visitors afoot or passing jeep patrols. Or how he made it across the Atlantic in good time, or...whatever.

Another character I wish they'd done more with, sigh. Despite his ratty alt mode and the goofy cowl he wore and his hobo rifle, DOTM Megatron had a wounded dignity about him which I found strangely appealing...

Megatron in truck mode is a well done homage the 1971 movie "Duel". and the Spock line is a farewell from Mr Nimoy from the epic movie scene.

didn't know that. Thanks for sharing.

I think he became a truck b/c that's all that was available to him after he got up from the final battle in Egypt.

Man, so easy how he got to the U.S. -Astrotrain took him. Didn't anybody see that?

Tidalwavex wrote:I like the irony of dotm megatron getting a mack liscensed truck cab.

the irony was cool because those involved in the movies. said optimus prime could,n't get his 1984 mack truck cab design because it looked inferior & tiny to the superior peterbilt truck cab design movie verse optimus prime received.

Ummm..... Prime was never a mack, his original earth mode was a Freightliner cabover. I should know been a truck driver for years and my dad used to drive the same kinda truck back when i was little. The only ones i know of to have mack based alt modes are: Bonecrusher from the first movie, his altmode is a mack that has been heavily armored and modified for military use. And Mixmaster from rotf his alt mode is a mack same model as megs from dotm.

Meantoy wrote:

Tidalwavex wrote:I like the irony of dotm megatron getting a mack liscensed truck cab.

the irony was cool because those involved in the movies. said optimus prime could,n't get his 1984 mack truck cab design because it looked inferior & tiny to the superior peterbilt truck cab design movie verse optimus prime received.

Ummm..... Prime was never a mack, his original earth mode was a Freightliner cabover. I should know been a truck driver for years and my dad used to drive the same kinda truck back when i was little. The only ones i know of to have mack based alt modes are: Bonecrusher from the first movie, his altmode is a mack that has been heavily armored and modified for military use. And Mixmaster from rotf his alt mode is a mack same model as megs from dotm.

Okay I did some quick research & it looks like you might be right.
here's a interesting link with some freightliner cabovers with some optimus prime truck cab toys.
http://trucksimg.tk/1980-freightliner-cabover.html

Meantoy wrote:

Tidalwavex wrote:I like the irony of dotm megatron getting a mack liscensed truck cab.

the irony was cool because those involved in the movies. said optimus prime could,n't get his 1984 mack truck cab design because it looked inferior & tiny to the superior peterbilt truck cab design movie verse optimus prime received.

And Mixmaster from rotf his alt mode is a mack same model as megs from dotm.

Wait, same model? Doesn't having a mixer on back make it different from Meg's tractor??

nope, just like if went and bought a new f150 pick up and ordered it with no bed on it. it would still be a f150. i want to say they are mack granites. ill have to check to be sure, havent kept up with macks too much lately more of a pete fan myself.

Ha. cool. Know nothing about trucks myself so I'll take your word for it